About Karen Walker

MICRO-BIO

  • Coach, consultant, speaker and writer, at culture smart. My passion is for healthy, thriving people, and cultures, at work.

EXPERIENCE

  • Culture Smart
    • Owner
    • February 2017 to Present
  • culture smart
    • Owner
    • February 2017 to Present
  • Jones Lang LaSalle
    • Senior Change and Program Manager, WorkPlace
    • ANZ
    • January 2016 to 2017
  • Federal Group
    • Program Director
    • Casino Transformation Program
    • June 2015 to March 2016
  • Karen Walker Consulting
    • Owner
    • January 2010 to June 2015
  • IBM Australia
    • Senior Managing Consultant - Organisational Change
    • Managed Business Services
    • March 2009 to April 2010
  • Karen Walker Consulting
    • Owner
    • January 2006 to March 2009
  • BearingPoint
    • Senior Consultant - Organisational Change
    • January 2004 to 2004
  • Clever Cookie Consulting
    • Owner
    • Consultant and Freelance Journalist
    • January 2000 to February 2006
  • SkyCity Auckland
    • Operations Manager / Acting Director
    • January 1996 to December 1995

EDUCATION

  • Mental Health First Aid Australia
    • Mental Health First Aider - Workplace, Certificate
    • July 2020 to 2020

    Mental Health in Workplaces

  • University of California, Berkeley
    • The Science of Happiness at Work, Professional Program Certificate, BerkeleyX
    • June 2019 to 2019

    Engagement in Work

  • Harvard University, HarvardX
    • Improving your Business through a Culture of Health Program
    • May 2019 to 2019

    Culture, Health, Wellbeing

  • Case Western Reserve University
    • Leading Positive Change through Appreciative Inquiry Certificate
    • January 2019 to 2019

    Positive Psychology, Appreciative Inquiry

  • Charles Sturt University
    • Masters Subjects in Orgnaisational Change
    • January 2008 to 2009

    Management of Change, Values and Conflicts in Organisations

  • University of Auckland,
    • Coaching and Mentoring Certification
    • February 2000 to March 2000

    Coaching and Mentoring

  • New Zealand Institute of Management and Leadership
    • Certificate of Practising Management
    • January 1998 to 1998

    Management

  • University of Auckland,
    • Managerial Excellence Program
    • January 1996 to January 1997

    Leadership and Management

DISCIPLINES

  • Industrial And Organizational Psychology

Interests

  • Culture

Languages

  • English

Links

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